Calflora: Darlingtonia californica

Darlingtonia californica Torrey

California pitcherplant

Darlingtonia californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb (carnivorous) that is native to California and to Oregon.

It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution). 7th Edition / 8th Edition

Communities:	Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian
Affinity to serpentine soil: 4.1 (broad endemic / strong indicator) [Safford et al 2005]
Habitat:	seeps, meadows, bogs/fens [CNPS Inventory]
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 0 and 6000 feet
Family:	SARRACENIACEAE

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Other Names:
(according to)

Chrysamphora californica

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Darlingtonia californica from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (DACA5)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
CNPS Inventory of rare and endangered plants
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database